John Cygan
John Cygan (April 27, 1954 – May 13, 2017) was an American actor, voice artist[1] and comedian.
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 27, 1954
Died | May 13, 2017 63) | (aged
Occupation | Actor, voice artist, comedian |
Years active | 1990–2017 |
Children | 2 |
Early life
Cygan was born in New York City to a large family of thirteen children, six of them being half-siblings. His parents never married.[2]
He attended West Babylon High School on Long Island and was active in the church and school theatre while in high school, including a star performance as the insane brother in Arsenic and Old Lace and the lead performance in a high school production of Bye Bye Birdie, as the ever faithful agent Albert Peterson.
Career
Cygan was notable for his television work (The Commish, The X-Files) and his voice work (Star Wars games, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo games).
Death
Cygan died at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on May 13, 2017 at the age of 63 from cancer.[3] He is survived by his wife and two children, Annie and Jack.[4][5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Crow's Nest | Mike Corsetti | |
2002 | Treasure Planet | Hedley | Voice[1] |
2006 | Cars | Richard Clayton Kensington | Voice[1] |
Ice Age: The Meltdown | Additional Voices | Voice[1] | |
Happily N'Ever After | Additional Voices | Voice[1] | |
2007 | Surf's Up | Voice[1] | |
2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who | [1] |
WALL-E | Axiom Passenger #3 | Voice[1] | |
Ponyo | Voice, English Dub | ||
2009 | Up | Additional Voices | Voice[1] |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Macaroni Head Man | Voice[1] | |
2010 | Toy Story 3 | Twitch | Voice[1] |
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Male Radio Caller / Gus | Direct-to-video Voice[1] | |
2011 | Small Fry | Additional Voice Talent | Voice, Short |
2012 | The Lorax | Additional Voices | Voice[1] |
Partysaurus Rex | Additional Voices | Voice, Short | |
2013 | Monsters University | Big Red (JTC Leader) | Voice[1] |
Despicable Me 2 | Additional Voices | Voice[1] | |
2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices | Voice[1] |
Minions | Additional Voices | Voice[1] | |
2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Additional Voices | Voice, Final film role; posthumous release[1] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Babes | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
1992-1993 | Bob | Harlan Stone | 25 episodes |
1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Spencer | Episode: "Blood" |
1992-1996 | The Commish | Detective Paulie "Pants" Pantangeli | 35 episodes |
1996 | Frasier | Doug Harvey | Episode: "High Crane Drifter" |
1997 | Nothing Sacred | Episode: "Roman Catholic Holiday" | |
1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Adam Embry | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
1998 | The Hughleys | Officer | Episode: "Keeping Romance Alive" |
2001 | Becker | Detective Cross | Episode: "Breakfast of Chumpions" |
2002 | NYPD Blue | Tommy Dwyer | 2 episodes |
2003 | Judging Amy | Jeremy Cools | Episode: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" |
2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | TV Announcer / Man at Police Station (voice) | Episode: "Bearded Billy" |
2006 | The Shield | LAPD Chief of Police Johnson | Episode: "Of Mice and Lem" |
2007 | Ben 10 | Kangaroo Commando / Abel and Kane North (voice) | Episode: "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures"[1] |
2010 | A Good Knight's Quest | Charles | 2 episodes |
2011 | Mater’s Tall Tales | additional voices (voice) | 6 episodes |
2011 | The Don of the Flies | Husband / Junior / The Don (voice) | Also writer and director. |
2013 | Modern Family | Admissions Dean | Episode: "The Future Dunphys" |
2014 | Tales form Radiator Springs | Idle Threat (voice) | Episode: "The Radiator Springs 500 ½" |
2012-2016 | Regular Show | various voices | 23 episodes[1] |
Video games
References
- "Behind The Voice Actors - John Cygan". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "An Interview With John Cygan". The Gaming Liberty. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- Barnes, Mike (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan, Actor on 'The Commish,' Dies at 63". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Pereira, Chris (May 15, 2017). "Metal Gear's Solidus Snake Voice Actor Passes Away At 63". GameSpot. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Staff (May 15, 2017). "John Cygan (1954 - 2017)". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- "Nostalgia: 'Knights of the Old Republic' still enjoyable". The Daily Campus. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017.
- Haas, Pete (September 1, 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
External links
- John Cygan at IMDb
- John Cygan at the TCM Movie Database